St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-14
The Sun Shines and People
Flock to the Fair Grounds
In Crowds.
According to the Turnstiles
Eight Thousand Passed
Into the Grounds.
Gambling Schemes Thrown
Wide Open and They
Make Big Money.
A Look At the Old Veterans
painters Who Won
Medals Etc.

Yesterday was day that made the
managers of the State Fair smile until
their ears fell into their mouths. 1t
was trife windy but the sun tempered
the breeze and it was altogether
splendid day for the occasion. The
turnStileS indicated that nearly 5000
people were present and there was no
special feature offered as an attraction.
The wind and the sun were kind enough
to wipe out all traces of the great rain
fall of Monday and umbrellas and Cos
sOmers were packed away for future
reference. The great majority OF pe0-
pie present were from st. Paul and
Minneapolis, yet the rural districts
We're we'll represented and there were
several lunch parties noticeable around
the grounds on the sunny side OF the
buildings.
1t was a winning day for the fabirs.
There were more schemes for making
money than has ever before been al
lowed on the grounds, and every one of
them paid the man who operated ita good
fat percentage that eventually sent the
man who had the nerve to monkey with
it away broke. CapperS were as numer-
Gus as the schemes, and in one of the
games yesterday. a scheme where the
player dropped three round balls into
the top of a tin cone and he won money
according to the numbers that the balls
showed when they came to light again,
tall, well-dressed man with dainty
black moustache and heavy silver
headed cane, stepped up and. dropped
the balls into the cone. They rolled
splendidly and he won S23. The men
standing around the table opened their
eyes with astonishment and the tall
man dropped the balls in again and this
time they won him S35. Putting the
money in his pocket, he walked away
and was soon joined by the man who
owned the fake and to him gave back
the money that he had won
while they stood around and quietly
laughed at the gang who had witnessed
the tall mans luck and were vainly
striving to do as well as he did, but
they couldn't: he was capper. The
man who run the little tin horses did
smashing business, as did the fellow
with the miniature board of trade, but
they were all gambling affairs that
would break man, with the exception
of the striking machine, where a man
paid his money and got its worth few
minutes later. The only thing lacking
to make the picture perfect one was a
full-tiedged faro layout.
The lunch counters were doing a
splendid business all day, and colored
lemonade and sweet cider were
TIE POPULAR DRINKS,
though it was limited that there were
several blind pigs lurking around i'm
shady places, but the people eventually
concluded that if gambling was allowed
to run without bit or check rein, an
occasional blind pig ought to be given
a show and no complaint was made.
The blind man with blue handker-
chief tied over his head, held his face
up TO the people and played Grand
fathers Clock" on feeble toned hand
organ, and the aged man, who was Just
learning to play the violin, held cigar
box on his knee and nodded gratefully
as the nickles dropped into it, more as
an inducement for him to stop than as
an offering of charity. In the main
building a small boy played the .'Blue
Alsatian Mountains Oh silver plated
cornet, accompanied by short haired
girl on piduo. Sackett, the silhouett-
ist, was busy saving out profileS with
pair of scissors, and the engraver of
glass kept his emery wheel humming
before the eyes of the interested crowd.
The display of agatized wood attracted
great deal of attention and the smooth
faced youth behind the show case said
the reason the material was so eXpen-
sive was because it was very hard to
get men to work up in that part of
Arizona where the petrifaction is
found. This was due to the fact that
the country was full of rattlesnakes
that was large enough to knock a man
down with their tails. He said news
had Just reached st. Paul that the men
in camp up there had just quit work be-
cause the cook had found a large rattle
snake comfortably unsconced in the
bread pan. This explanation suited
the average listener first rate and kept
the crowd good natured. Everybody
seemed to be enjoying themselves
hugely. from the time the turnstiles be-
gan to revOlve until they closed.
To-day promises to be all interesting
one at the grounds, as there are attract
i've features on the race track, and then
the tournament of state bands is prom
iSed. Machinery day has been post
pOned until next Friday.